perversions

plural of perversion

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Recent Examples of perversions But there’s more to it than gleeful perversions of genre. Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026 This garish cavalcade of perversions, which just premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, should have been shocking and transgressive; the pieces are certainly there. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perversions
Noun
  • Courts will most likely need to draft rules around prompt injection, too, Spader suggested, since Elliott’s case shows the technology and its misuses are rapidly advancing.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Does Janoff recognize that the prosecution of Trump by state Attorney General Leticia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg were misuses of that power?
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This story was reported by The Washington Post and ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
    Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • His corruption and abuses of power have been let loose at a scale that was previously only imagined.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Perversions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perversions. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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